Research briefings 2007

The Department of Education (DE) Research briefings are designed to provide attractive, interesting and easy access to research findings for policy makers, researchers, teachers, lecturers, employers and the public to facilitate informed discussion of educational issues.

An Evaluation of the Need and Early Intervention Support for Children (aged 2-4 years) with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Northern Ireland  RB 1 2007 PDF 180 KB

This research identified the current extent of early needs (i.e from the point of diagnosis) across Northern Ireland and provided a literature review of best early intervention practices to inform effective planning. It makes recommendations to ensure that parents of children with autism receive support tailored to individual needs and circumstances from the point of diagnosis until pre-school.

Alternative Education Provision (AEP) in Northern Ireland RB 2 2007 PDF 161 KB

This project examined the AEP experience of young people in terms of effective engagement with learning, re-integration into mainstream provision, accreditation achievement and transition to the labour market with a view to assessing the effectiveness of this means of intervention and helping guide further planning of provision in each of the three types of AEP.

The Nature and Extent of Bullying in Schools in the North of Ireland RB 3 2007 PDF 122 KB

This research establishes the scale and nature of bullying behaviour by pupils in schools including analysis by pupils’ characteristics such as gender. It draws comparisons with the pupils’ behaviour section of the previous research published by the Department of Education in October 2002.

Department of Education funded research RB 4 2007 PDF 125 KB

This Research Briefing provides information on projects in progress at the end of  2006/07 funded by the Department of Education. Details of projects completed during 2006/07 are also provided.

This page was last updated on 20 November 2007.